Rs 1.8crs released for Nagpur University multipurpose sports hall

NAGPUR: For years, the city lacked quality sports infrastructures. Coaches as well as players of the region used to bemoan the absence of proper training facilities. Thankfully, things are slowly changing. Going by the number of projects approved by the authorities, there is hope that lack of sports infrastructure will soon be a thing of past.In the month of April, the state Government allotted land for the proposed Sports Authority Of India (SAI) Regional Centre to come up in city. Now, the Nagpur University has released the first installment of funds for the construction of its multipurpose sports hall.

“We have received Rs 1.8crores as the first installment for construction of multipurpose indoor hall,” Dhananjay Welukar, director, Physical Education and Sports Department, Nagpur University, said on Wednesday. The proposed multipurpose hall will come up at Nagpur University’s sports complex at Ravi Nagar square. The total cost of the project is estimated to be around Rs 6crores. “The multipurpose hall will be built keeping in mind that it can host many sports. It will have a floor space of 60mx40m. So it can easily host handball events as well as other sports. The work for the multipurpose hall is expected to be completed within one and half year,” Welukar said.